Woman jailed after trying to smuggle drugs into music festival
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A woman who tried to smuggle class A drugs into Creamfields music festival in Daresbury has been jailed for more than two years.
Molly Breen, 26, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 9 July where she was sentenced to 27 months.
Breen, of Wolston Way, Coventry, had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply MDMA.
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At 4.15pm on Friday 25 August 2023, an officer on duty at one of the entrances to Creamfields music festival spoke to Breen, who admitted that she had drugs secreted inside her vagina.
Breen removed the drugs, and she was turned away from the festival with a date to attend a police station for interview.
The drugs Breen had attempted to smuggle into the festival included 15 small snap bags and 74 tablets, confirmed to be MDMA, with a combined value of around £1,200.
Breen claimed someone had asked her to take them into Creamfields, however analysis of her mobile phone revealed she requested to buy the drugs from an unknown person a few months before the festival. There was no evidence she was coerced by anyone.
Detective Constable Neil Fleming said:
“Breen would have had multiple opportunities to re-think what she was doing. Amnesty bins are in place for prohibited items and there is plenty of messaging discouraging people from trying to smuggle in drugs, but despite this, she still chose to go ahead.
“Cheshire Police links in with event organisers and security staff in a bid to prevent illegal drugs getting into the site, for the safety of all those at the festival.
“So let this be a warning, while a large majority of Creamfields festivalgoers are respectful, those smuggling drugs into the event will be charged and dealt with by the courts.
“Do not make the same mistake as Breen, who is now spending time in prison for her foolish and dangerous actions.”